Dawson County climate

Dawson County Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lamesa 1 Sse, 2.3 km from Dawson County

Average highs run from 95°F on August 1 to 90°F on August 31, and lows from 66°F to 63°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.60 in over about 5 wet days.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Dawson County, in °F, with the record for each date.406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
93°F
Average low
65°F
Precipitation
1.60 in
Record high
111°FAug 19, 1978
Record low
50°FAug 24, 1928
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
22.4
Daylight
13 h 44 min to 12 h 52 min
Cloud cover
42%
Humidity
50%
Dew point
59°F
Wind
9.4 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 195°F66°F107°F 193558°F 197114%0%
Aug 295°F66°F108°F 194355°F 193614%0%
Aug 395°F66°F109°F 194358°F 193614%0%
Aug 495°F66°F106°F 194359°F 196114%0%
Aug 595°F66°F104°F 200360°F 201414%0%
Aug 695°F66°F104°F 195858°F 197814%0%
Aug 795°F66°F105°F 198558°F 197414%0%
Aug 895°F66°F107°F 196456°F 198915%0%
Aug 994°F66°F106°F 195255°F 198915%0%
Aug 1094°F66°F105°F 193555°F 198915%0%
Aug 1194°F66°F105°F 195357°F 193115%0%
Aug 1294°F66°F110°F 193652°F 197915%0%
Aug 1394°F66°F108°F 201254°F 197915%0%
Aug 1494°F66°F106°F 195856°F 196015%0%
Aug 1594°F65°F105°F 196956°F 196016%0%
Aug 1694°F65°F107°F 196956°F 196016%0%
Aug 1793°F65°F108°F 196957°F 196016%0%
Aug 1893°F65°F109°F 196957°F 196016%0%
Aug 1993°F65°F111°F 197857°F 195016%0%
Aug 2093°F65°F104°F 197057°F 194016%0%
Aug 2193°F65°F104°F 193053°F 194716%0%
Aug 2292°F64°F102°F 198358°F 194516%0%
Aug 2392°F64°F104°F 197355°F 196117%0%
Aug 2492°F64°F107°F 197750°F 192817%0%
Aug 2592°F64°F107°F 193655°F 192817%0%
Aug 2691°F64°F106°F 193554°F 196617%0%
Aug 2791°F64°F103°F 198555°F 196117%0%
Aug 2891°F63°F104°F 197854°F 199717%0%
Aug 2991°F63°F103°F 201155°F 199217%0%
Aug 3090°F63°F104°F 201154°F 201718%0%
Aug 3190°F63°F108°F 195952°F 194418%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Dawson County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

August 1
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 8:46 PM
August 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 8:14 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415013 (Lamesa 1 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00415013, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.